Nutrition: Nutrition, Health, and Wellness Concentration, B.S.

This program emphasizes the role of nutrition in the health and well-being of people. The degree prepares competent professionals for nutrition careers in hospitals, schools, colleges, food service, business and government agencies. Completion of courses for the Specialized Certificate in Hospitality, Nutrition, and Food Science offers students the opportunity to secure a family and consumer sciences teacher certification to teach nutrition in secondary schools. Nutritional sciences courses also contribute to the science and health education of students who take the introductory level classes or take additional classes for a minor in nutrition. Students who graduate with this degree must earn a C or better in all major and supporting coursework. Any variation from this is subject to department approval.

This degree track is designed for students interested n a variety of careers in nutrition outside of the clinical setting. Students will study food preparation, science of nutrition, nutrition in the life cycle, sports nutrition, nutrition education, health coaching, nutrition and chronic disease, community nutrition, emerging issues in nutrition. The degree track also includes courses such as human anatomy and physiology, exercise physiology, technical writing, hospitality management, fundamentals of marketing, and writing for the media. This track may also be an excellent track for pre-nursing, optometry, and other pre-professional areas.

Employment opportunities from this degree are diverse. Potential jobs range from nutritional entrepreneurship to corporate wellness, sales of pharmaceuticals and nutritional formulas, health reporting and media, personal training, cooperative extension, government programs (e.g., Women, Infants, and Children) and various food companies.

* Choose from core curriculum requirements.